How to Make Crafts With Pinecones

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Pinecone
Green and white paint
Small craft odds and ends
Pinecone
Peanut butter
Butter knife
Bird seed
Yarn
Small ball of clay
Construction Paper
Pinecone
2 wiggly eyes
Acorn

Make a Miniature Christmas Tree

Step 1:
Paint a pinecone green.
Step 2:
Set pine cone on its end so that it looks like a tree.
Step 3:
Paint the edges of the pinecone white to resemble snow.
Step 4:
Decorate the tree with small beads, rickrack, sequins, ribbons and buttons to resemble ornaments.

Attract Birds with a Pinecone Birdfeeder

Step 1:
Choose a pinecone that has opened fully.
Step 2:
Use a knife to slather the pinecone with peanut butter.
Step 3:
Roll the pinecone in birdseed until the cone is entirely covered.
Step 4:
Tie yarn around the top of the pinecone.
Step 5:
Hang the cone in the backyard for the birds to enjoy.

Create a Turkey.

Step 1:
Press a ball of clay into the side of a pinecone to create a flat base.
Step 2:
Cut feathers out of red, orange, brown and yellow construction paper.
Step 3:
Glue the feathers to the larger end of the pinecone, making sure to flare the feathers out to look like a turkey tail.
Step 4:
Glue an acorn to the smaller end of the pinecone for a head.
Step 5:
Glue a wiggly eye on each side of the acorn.
Step 6:
Attach a red construction paper wattle on the front of the acorn where the beak would be.

Tips & Warnings

If the pinecone is still tightly shut, it may contain seeds or sap. To avoid a sticky mess, let the pinecones dry in a well-ventilated area. Pinecones can also be dried in the oven for an hour on a setting of 200 degrees.

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